F-105 ThunderChief Airborne: Whats it gonna take?

RickH · **Posted:** Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:07 pm

Jon, yours aren't cut, but that airframe has other issues. There are better, more complete candidates out there.

K5DH · **Posted:** Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:33 pm

Is the Thud at Cavanaugh Flight Museum a candidate for flight?

Dean the curious :?:

CAPFlyer · **Posted:** Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:41 pm

I'm think that one had the mounts cut on it as well.

I believe it's also Frontiers of Flight's aircraft, but I can't remember all of the ones that are "on loan". I know that Needles or FG1D Pilot do.

RickH · **Posted:** Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:49 pm

The Cavanaugh example is a NMUSAF loan to Frontiers of Flight but it is on indefinite display at Cavanaugh. The mounts in it are fine but the rest of the airframe is rough.

mazdaP5 · **Posted:** Thu Sep 04, 2008 9:32 pm

Glen wrote:

mazdaP5 wrote:

I think the thing that really keeps a 105 from flying as a Warbird is the same a the B-52, it's initial design as a nuclear delivery system. That's kind of frowned upon by the government.

That and the crazy amount of money to keep it maintained.[/quote

Shhhhhhhhh! dont tell the anybody but a F-4 is flying today that could too :wink:

I know, but there is a real difference (I think anyhow), between can do it, and was designed specifically to do it.

tex-fan · **Posted:** Fri Sep 05, 2008 6:54 am

There were 3 F-105s at Yanks Air Museum in June of last year. I don't know if they belong to the museum or on loan or something. But they are were there. :?:

Another visitor standing outside when I was going in said yanks was planning on taking the 3 of them and get 1 up in airworthy condition for the museum. I have no idea if he knew what he was talking about or not, but it sounds good.

Ztex · **Posted:** Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:39 pm

If it is OK with you guys let's talk engine mounts...

I don't know what I'm looking at...not that I'll ever need it but edumacate me please.

spookyboss · **Posted:** Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:01 pm

What about the F-105's down at lackland AFB ? I think there was about 8-10 used for MP training.

RickH · **Posted:** Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:05 pm

There's 9 now. One was shipped off to OK. They are all single seat aircraft, I think they are B models.

Shay · **Posted:** Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:22 pm

RickH wrote:

There's 9 now. One was shipped off to OK. They are all single seat aircraft, I think they are B models.

The Lackland Thuds all are "D"s

Thanks to Randy: http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5746&highlight=lackland+f105

62-228
62-318
62-259
62-353
61-106
61-115
62-279
61-199
61-108
62-346

Not sure which one went to OK, but 318 "Red River Queen" went to Centralia, IL and was put on display in the city's park. The late Lieutenant Colonel William Pachura earned two Distinguished Flying Cross awards while operating this aircraft, known as the "Red River Queen", during the Vietnam War.

Pictures of 318 on arriving and on display

http://www.city.centralia.il.us/index.pl?iid=2990

Shay
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Semper Fortis

RickH · **Posted:** Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:59 pm

OK or IL, I can't keep them straight they're both north of the Red River !

Broken-Wrench · **Joined:** Sun Oct 24, 2004 12:37 pm **Posts:** 1197

i sent the pictures to a former F-105 mechanic.. he'll let me know when he gets them if the mounts are in the pictures.. If it is what I think they are I would be easy to change..

mrhenniger · **Posted:** Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:30 am

mazdaP5 wrote:

I think the thing that really keeps a 105 from flying as a Warbird is the same a the B-52, it's initial design as a nuclear delivery system. That's kind of frowned upon by the government.

If that were strickly the case then none of the F-104s would be flying either.

Maybe there is hope.

Mike

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